Brandon Thorn
@BrandonThornNFL
Husband, father, veteran • Owner of the Trench Warfare newsletter • OL/DL analyst @BleacherReport @OLMasterminds @EstablishtheRun • @JoeMooreAward Voter
New: For the fifth year in a row I ranked and tiered the top 15 players at each of the five positions (top 75) along the O-line entering the 2025 season. 12k+ words with a ton of references and detailed explanations for every player. trenchwarfare.substack.com/p/ranking-the-…
Top 15 LGs + full top 75 OL: open.substack.com/pub/trenchwarf…
Faalele now training with Duke 👀
We all come in different body types and we all have different things that make us unique, but at the end of the day: Offensive Line = Skill position @DanielFaalele_ (6’9 375lbs) 🤝 @Bigtime_AB (6’1 285lbs)
My Top 15 OL at every position (Top 75) for the 2025 season broken down into tiers with a detailed overview for each player trenchwarfare.substack.com/p/ranking-the-…
Just heard my name shouted out by Bill Simmons on his recent podcast for my OL rankings. That’s very cool for me as someone who became a fan of Bill’s work during his Page 2 days. Definitely one of those unexpected things that provides extra motivation to keep things going 🙏
Note: Early Bird price on our NFL Bundle product is now live, for a limited time. Combines Draft Kit Pro (Silva's Top-150 ranks, ETR rankings for every format, strategy articles, tons more) with In-Season (ETR fantasy projections, Silva's Matchups, premium shows, tons more).…
Friends, the start of Vikings camp kicks off my 10th year covering the team 🙏🏈so I wanted to let y’all know that basically none of my coverage will be on this website. I’m going to write daily camp journals, features and analysis on the Purple Insider newsletter and create…
Earlier this week my annual Top 15 OL at every position (Top 75) published Top 5 LTs: Full rankings: open.substack.com/pub/trenchwarf…
My 7th annual Top 32 OL unit rankings for @EstablishTheRun are live. No surprise which group landed at 1 Full rankings: establishtherun.com/thorn-offensiv…
1.) PHI 11.) ATL 30.) CIN @BrandonThornNFL ranks all 32 Offensive Lines ⤵️
My Top 15 LGs & Top 75 OL: open.substack.com/pub/trenchwarf…
Appointment reading, every summer 👇
My 7th annual Top 32 OL unit rankings for @EstablishTheRun are live. No surprise which group landed at 1 Full rankings: establishtherun.com/thorn-offensiv…
On the other hand, still think market underestimating how talented this #Vikings roster is. Anyway, full ranks in our Draft Kit Pro here: establishtherun.com/thorn-offensiv…
Annual holiday hath arrived: @BrandonThornNFL's offensive line rankings for the 2025 season are live. Major concern for pressure-sensitive Sam Darnold going to this #Seahawks unit.
Today is the last day to get a lifetime 15% discount on a yearly subscription to the Trench Warfare newsletter. If you've thought about supporting my work there now is a good time to make the jump. Thank you again to everyone who already is on board 🫡 trenchwarfare.substack.com
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Could definitely see this being a factor in a player's performance...🤑